Oneday,acolttookabagofwheattothemill. 　　Ashewasrunningwiththebagonhisback,hecametoasmallriver.Thecoltcouldnotdecidewhetherhecouldcrossit.Lookingaround,hesawacowgrazingnearby.Heasked,"AuntCow,couldyoutellmeifIcancrosstheriver?"Thecowtoldhimthathecouldandthattheriverwasnotverydeep,justkneehigh. 　　thecoltwascrossingtheriverwhenasquirreljumpeddownatreeandstoppedhim.Thesquirrelshouted,"Colt,stop!You'lldrown!Oneofmyfriendsdrownedjustyesterdayintheriver."Notknowingwhattodo,thecoltwenthometoconsulthismom. 　　Hetoldhismomhisexperienceontheway.Hismothersaid,"Mychild,don'talwayslistentoothers.You'dbettergoandtryyourself.Thenyou'llknowwhattodo." 　　Later,attheriver,thesquirrelstoppedthecoltagain."Littlehorse,it'stoodangerous!" 　　"No,Iwanttotrymyself",answeredthecolt.Thenhecrossedtherivercarefully. 　　Ontheothersideoftheriver,thecoltrealizedthattheriverwasneitherasshallowasthecowsaidnorasdeepasthesquirreltoldhim. 　　Yousee,realknowledgecomesfrompractice. 　　小马过河儿童英语故事中文译文 　　一天,小马驮着麦子去磨坊. 　　当他驮着口袋向前跑去时,突然发现一条小河挡住了去路.小马为难了,这可怎么办呢? 　　它向四周望了望,看见一头奶牛在河边吃草.小马问道：“牛阿姨,请您告诉我,这条河我能趟过去吗?”奶牛回答说：“水很浅,刚到膝盖.” 　　小马正准备过河,突然丛树上跳下一只松鼠,拦住它大叫道：“小马,别过河!你会被淹死的.昨天,我的一个伙伴就在这条河里淹死啦!”小马不知如何是好,于是决定回家问问妈妈. 　　小马把路上的经历告诉了妈妈.妈妈说：“孩子,光听别人说是不行的,你自己亲自去试一试,就知道答案了.” 　　小马回到河边,刚要下水,松鼠又大叫起来：“小马,你不要命啦?”小马说：“让我自己试试吧.”它一面回答一面下了河,小心地趟了过去.原来河水既不像老牛说的那样浅也不像松鼠说的那样深. 　　这下明白了吧,实践才能出真知.